What 38 Product Hunt Comments Taught Me

Thanks again to everyone who supported the MinkNote launch 13 days ago. The feedback was really positive, and it’s already changed what I’m building next.

What I learned

After 38 comments, one theme clearly stood above the rest:

Better integration with the macOS ecosystem

• A file watcher so MinkNote updates when files change outside the app

• Better handling of sync conflicts

Development is already underway.

Launch so far

• 102 downloads

• 508 App Store impressions

• First Pro subscribers

• First Lifetime customer

• Nearly 900 website visits

For a privacy-first macOS app with no advertising budget, this has been a great start.

Shipped this week

Version 1.2 shipped yesterday with:

• Ability to customise text size

• Onboarding video integrated directly into the app

• Added the MinkNote Manifesto to the website

I’d love more feedback

If you’ve tried MinkNote:

• What worked well?

• What disappointed you?

• Which feature would make you use it every day?

If there’s a feature you’d love to see next, I’d really appreciate your vote on the roadmap:

https://minknote.featurebase.app/roadmap

One takeaway I wasn’t expecting was how often people mentioned plain Markdown ownership and being able to use their notes anywhere. It clearly resonates with a lot of people.